is it possible to delete a partition from within linux?
I'm using FC4 and having a hard time getting vmware 5.0 to function.
using grub.
previously I had debian 3.1 installed and win 98 using lilo to boot
now I'm using grub to boot for FC4 and win 98 so I have hde and hdg.
hdg1 is win 98 hdg3 is debian so when configuring vmware if I use hdg is tries to boot lilo thus I can't get the os to launch if I use hde it does not fully boot into grub to select the correct os.
Vmware tells me that I must delete the hdg3 debian partition then try again, I find this odd however I need to delete the hdg3 partition.
What is the easiest way to do this?

unless some knows vmware and can tell me another way around my problem.
thanks

You will want to use fdisk. This program is in /sbin/ so you will need to be root to see/run it.

To start fdisk, type:
fdisk /dev/hdg
Assuming that g is the hard drive you want to edit, change a is the first, b is the second hard drive in your system, etc.

To view the current partitions on the disk, type p

To remove a partition, type d, then type the partition number you want to remove (can be gotten from pressing p)

For further instructions, try this site:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handboo...?part=1&chap=4
(yes, it is the installing Gentoo handbook, but the instructions are still good)